Zero Punctuation: Saboteur

[LarsWestergren]

"Besides, nobody likes the French".

I like the French.

Perpetuating animosity and stereotyping caused by stale centuries old national rivalry, masked as humor; not so much.

 

[Lowbreed]

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That isn't the point, and while I'm sure you had to suffer from all that (haha you personally yeah right), the point is that it's yahtzee and there is absolutely no point in whining about any 'racism' he sprouts in his (comical) reviews. I wouldn't see a point in taking his racism seriously, as with a stand up comedian ripping on some country (unless he's a blatant racist ****). Hell if there were a swiss main character he could call me a nazi gold taking yodelling money grabbing racist ****, but really I wouldn't care.

Point is, why would you even bother defending your 'honour' against someone like yahtzee?

EDIT: Are you people in this thread right now the sort of person who would call a tv network because you are outraged at a nipple slip? Sure seems like it, and if so, what the hell are you doing watching ZP. Just leave.

 

[wooty]

I cant believe a games review is re-enacting the Battle of Arklow. I thought we were over all this shit. Yahtzee pokes fun of everyone, its just his silly messed up rude way of doing things

 

[cyzrane]

Wow, I watched the review and I just knew that the Irish stereotype bashing would steal the game's thunder.

I suppose this is what happens when somebody of British origins pokes fun at the Irish, even in a totally non-inflammatory way.

Some Irish people really surprise me; it really is totally illogical to bear a grudge towards the British people of today for things that their ancestors are responsible for. They constantly self-victimize and seize the moral high ground, forgetting that there's as much blood on our hands as is likely on theirs. We committed acts of atrocious violence too; we can't just say it was all justified and immaterial because of things the British did.

History and heritage are important, yes, but they shouldn't promote hatred and resentment of people today. I wonder how many of those who claim to be so patriotic know all the intricacies of what is a very complicated history, and how many of them who so resent the imposition of English can, say, speak Irish? Agus, roimh a deir sibh "I bet you can't speak Irish, you Protestant prick" is doigh liom go bhfuil me direach tar eis sin a leiru, go raibh maith agaibh. (Fada marks omitted for formatting; they wouldn't display.)

I don't mean to be invective by this, I just don't think people should berate or judge Yahtzee for utilizing what is, after all, a common stereotype of an Irishman which we should all be able to laugh at.

OT: I was sorta on the fence about The Saboteur I guess I'll have to look into it a bit more but it isn't looking very good...

 

[Harmondale2]

what you said about the irish is very offensive man, you show your british colours with this you fucking english ****

Hey Michael Collins, the fight for independence is over? So seriously quit your bitching. I'm Irish and do you see me complaining? I can't help but laugh at the funny accents and guinness jokes, you know why, because its a "joke". Its not racist unless theres genuine hatred behind it. We're always making jokes about guinness and the funny accents where I am because its all so rediculiously untrue. Lighten up dude. Are you even Irish for that matter?

On a side note, I hate most of the americans that come over here, why do they need to yell everything? and I've honestly been asked if leprechauns exist... god save us all...

yes im irish full blooded born of the land, im sorry but its that type of talk that gets the iish into this, have some pride mate. oh and by the way if you look through my post you will see a clear cut reason.

Pride? are you seriously one of these people who thinks theres something so special about you just because your irish?(or iish as you put it) There is nothing special about you or anyone else, we're all just people, being irish or french or british dosn't make you better then anyone else. People thinking their "better" then another group of people is how real racism starts! So really your more of a racist then any joke making comedian here. Am I right people?

 

[LazlowStPierre]

Jeez, what happened? All you Irish people have you panties in a bunch. (And I refuse to call it anything less silly.)

Well, apart from us Irish who have said we weren't offended.

Also, I think we need more people to just read the first few comments and to point out that Yahtzee Croshaw is British and not Australian. Because we haven't been reminded of that enough times yet.

 

[lobotoja]

dear chief

we (the unbeaten polish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgCD31iKyg) and the irish are a the last stand of honor and truth. All the english cunts can do is throw fckng insults pi#ur way coiuse it takes 25 if germanoenglish cock suckas to take one of us down and thats after we toke a 10 pint dose of 5%up real man beer(not the gay marriage 4% one) kicck yourt arrse!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lobotoja]

You irish people are ridiculous! (Wow, I'm totally judging all of you!)
Seriously though, what's with all the joy killing and whining? Get over yourselves, no one really cares or takes his 'racism' seriously. (that said no one with a brain takes any racism seriously).
I find the game quite fun, though some missions are really annoying and always make you die first to get the hint (like he said), and the driving from A to B over and over is ridiculous.

The alcohol and stupidity comments were a stereotype created by the British to demean Irish people and to help justify the occupation and repression of our country.

One of the reasons we got the 'stupid' stereotype is because at one point in our history the British made it illegal for us to be educated.

The constant potatoe jibes we get is because of a famine that killed over a million of us, and forced another million (or at least the million who survived the coffin ships) to emigrate... almost half the current population of the country. The Famine is also now called a holocaust by historians because it was so devastating. This is like laughing at the Jews by chanting the word 'oven'.

As regards Alcohol we are no different from the British and the Germans.

Its bad enough when we get this stereotyped crap from people who genuinely don't realise how its origins have its basis in repression but when it comes from an Englishman who does know or at the very least has a damn good idea where it comes from, it moves from being annoying into being offensive.

To put this whole thing into a context you'd probably grasp a little better, Imagine a game review where someone from texas mocks a black character for being a water melon slurping, fried chicken eating stupid *********** etc.

I know ZP ripped on the British and French as well, but there was a Monkey Island review a few episodes back where he ripped on the Irish in exactly the same manner recycling every piss poor cliche and stereotype and to see this shit re-emerge again for yet another review starts to get very annoying.

dear chief

we (the unbeaten polish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgCD31iKyg) and the irish are a the last stand of honor and truth. All the english cunts can do is throw fckng insults pi#ur way coiuse it takes 25 if germanoenglish cock suckas to take one of us down and thats after we toke a 10 pint dose of 5%up real man beer(not the gay marriage 4% one) kicck yourt arrse!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lobotoja]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgCD31iKyg sorry for miss qouting ;p

 

[TheEnglishman]

dear chief

we (the unbeaten polish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgCD31iKyg) and the irish are a the last stand of honor and truth. All the english cunts can do is throw fckng insults pi#ur way coiuse it takes 25 if germanoenglish cock suckas to take one of us down and thats after we toke a 10 pint dose of 5%up real man beer(not the gay marriage 4% one) kicck yourt arrse!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uh, what the heck was that?

 

[feynman_Lord_of_the_quantum]

what you said about the irish is very offensive man, you show your british colours with this you fucking english ****

Hey Michael Collins, the fight for independence is over? So seriously quit your bitching. I'm Irish and do you see me complaining? I can't help but laugh at the funny accents and guinness jokes, you know why, because its a "joke". Its not racist unless theres genuine hatred behind it. We're always making jokes about guinness and the funny accents where I am because its all so rediculiously untrue. Lighten up dude. Are you even Irish for that matter?

On a side note, I hate most of the americans that come over here, why do they need to yell everything? and I've honestly been asked if leprechauns exist... god save us all...

yes im irish full blooded born of the land, im sorry but its that type of talk that gets the iish into this, have some pride mate. oh and by the way if you look through my post you will see a clear cut reason.

Pride? are you seriously one of these people who thinks theres something so special about you just because your irish?(or iish as you put it) There is nothing special about you or anyone else, we're all just people, being irish or french or british dosn't make you better then anyone else. People thinking their "better" then another group of people is how real racism starts! So really your more of a racist then any joke making comedian here. Am I right people?

Very true, you sir have a point.
There is nothing special about anyone you are all from the same gene pool yes it sickens me to think that I?m in the same species as you, you Megametalwolf you bloody moron, this guy that started this whole argument makes me feel ashamed to be in the same species as them, no not because they are from a different place as me but they are so unrelentingly stupid. I really do not care if you were offended if you are too childish to realise that you should get the hell out of my internets until you can speak to us adults.

Now if nobody minds I have to go oppress some Irishmen.

 

[xenxander]

Damn, already so many pages of comments.

Well to add my little (worthless) gem to the pile, I really have to comment today about the small animation during the end credits.

I usually get a good chuckle out of the two captions and 3 - 5 frames of cute after-though animation between the imps and people, but today's really made me laugh.

I hadn't expected the "torpedo ass!, away!" and it's still making me smile.

So hats off and here's to more cute end-episode animations!
addendum:
Oh alright I liked the review too and he has a point, there's just not much left to do to the Nazi now that we've killed them in every contrived way...

 

[TraumaHound]

...and we end the year making fun of the French, cheese, and killin' Nazis (he said in his best Lt. Aldo Raine [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/] impersonation.)

Thanks for another year of hilariously informative game reviews!

...now where can I find a jar of Branston Pickle in Seattle?...

 

[Jory]

The whole black and white to colour thing sounds pretty cool.

Not too bothered about this game though.

Good video as always.

 

[lobotoja]

what you said about the irish is very offensive man, you show your british colours with this you fucking english ****

Hey Michael Collins, the fight for independence is over? So seriously quit your bitching. I'm Irish and do you see me complaining? I can't help but laugh at the funny accents and guinness jokes, you know why, because its a "joke". Its not racist unless theres genuine hatred behind it. We're always making jokes about guinness and the funny accents where I am because its all so rediculiously untrue. Lighten up dude. Are you even Irish for that matter?

On a side note, I hate most of the americans that come over here, why do they need to yell everything? and I've honestly been asked if leprechauns exist... god save us all...

yes im irish full blooded born of the land, im sorry but its that type of talk that gets the iish into this, have some pride mate. oh and by the way if you look through my post you will see a clear cut reason.

Pride? are you seriously one of these people who thinks theres something so special about you just because your irish?(or iish as you put it) There is nothing special about you or anyone else, we're all just people, being irish or french or british dosn't make you better then anyone else. People thinking their "better" then another group of people is how real racism starts! So really your more of a racist then any joke making comedian here. Am I right people?

Very true, you sir have a point.
There is nothing special about anyone you are all from the same gene pool yes it sickens me to think that I?m in the same species as you, you Megametalwolf you bloody moron, this guy that started this whole argument makes me feel ashamed to be in the same species as them, no not because they are from a different place as me but they are so unrelentingly stupid. I really do not care if you were offended if you are too childish to realise that you should get the hell out of my internets until you can speak to us adults.

Now if nobody minds I have to go oppress some Irishmen.

areryou brithish...otherwise there is no explenation to no tgetting it except MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lobotoja]

the bri

...and we end the year making fun of the French, cheese, and killin' Nazis (he said in his best Lt. Aldo Raine [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/] impersonation.)

Thanks for another year of hilariously informative game reviews!

...now where can I find a jar of Branston Pickle in Seattle?...

the english cock suckka shop on upyuourbunghole Street ;]

 

[TraumaHound]

Better yet....since you are in Seattle, go to Rosauers. I'm a dairy manager at that chain and I know we carry it where I live so they can get it too! (If they don't have it in stock that is)

Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, according the Rosauer's site, the closest location to Seattle is in Ellensburg; a bit of a trek for an imported relish-like spread. I'll poke around downtown on a day off, I'm sure there's an import-foods shop I can find it in.

 

[feynman_Lord_of_the_quantum]

what you said about the irish is very offensive man, you show your british colours with this you fucking english ****

Hey Michael Collins, the fight for independence is over? So seriously quit your bitching. I'm Irish and do you see me complaining? I can't help but laugh at the funny accents and guinness jokes, you know why, because its a "joke". Its not racist unless theres genuine hatred behind it. We're always making jokes about guinness and the funny accents where I am because its all so rediculiously untrue. Lighten up dude. Are you even Irish for that matter?

On a side note, I hate most of the americans that come over here, why do they need to yell everything? and I've honestly been asked if leprechauns exist... god save us all...

yes im irish full blooded born of the land, im sorry but its that type of talk that gets the iish into this, have some pride mate. oh and by the way if you look through my post you will see a clear cut reason.

Pride? are you seriously one of these people who thinks theres something so special about you just because your irish?(or iish as you put it) There is nothing special about you or anyone else, we're all just people, being irish or french or british dosn't make you better then anyone else. People thinking their "better" then another group of people is how real racism starts! So really your more of a racist then any joke making comedian here. Am I right people?

Very true, you sir have a point.
There is nothing special about anyone you are all from the same gene pool yes it sickens me to think that I?m in the same species as you, you Megametalwolf you bloody moron, this guy that started this whole argument makes me feel ashamed to be in the same species as them, no not because they are from a different place as me but they are so unrelentingly stupid. I really do not care if you were offended if you are too childish to realise that you should get the hell out of my internets until you can speak to us adults.

Now if nobody minds I have to go oppress some Irishmen.

areryou brithish...otherwise there is no explenation to no tgetting it except MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you British? Otherwise there is no explanation to not getting it except MORON!
Now that been fixed, yes I am British well English actually but for national identities sake I am British and there is an explanation other than ?MORON?, it?s that us people with brains realise there is nothing to get just a pathetic little man who thinks he is special wining because someone insulted him ,and does not know how to respond other than swearing and shouting about it on an internet forum for a comedic games reviewer, you are propagating the stereotype that Yahtzee brought up, with that reply but believe me, it?s not hard to join us enlightened beings. All you need to do is re watch the video and when he says ?Irish people are thick? (or something along those lines) laugh think oh well that was moderately amusing rather than ?urgh me been insulted errr ....... I must inform the internet about this they care? and thus spoil the conversation for the intellectually superior people whom were not bothered by this video in any extent.

Now Fuck off you knuckle dragger I don?t care if your Irish Swedish Bosnian Serbian your still a **** learn to laugh.